2024–25 Indiana Pacers season

2024–25 Indiana Pacers season
2024–25 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Chad Buchanan
President	Kevin Pritchard
Owner(s)	Herbert Simon
Arena	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record	6–8 (.429)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central); Conference: 8th (Eastern)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FanDuel Sports Network Indiana (as of October 21, 2024; previously named Bally Sports Indiana during the preseason)
Radio	1070 The Fan
< 2023–24	2025–26 >

The 2024–25 Indiana Pacers season is the 58th season of the franchise and the 48th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 8th season as head coach as the Pacers will look to continue building up on last season's success, which saw them reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since their 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.

During free agency, the team lost backup centers Jalen Smith to the Chicago Bulls and Oscar Tshiebwe to the Utah Jazz. In response, the franchise acquired James Wiseman (2020 2nd overall pick) and Jahlil Okafor (2015 3rd overall pick).

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
2	36	Juan Núñez	PG	Spain	Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)
2	49	Tristen Newton	PG	United States	UConn
2	50	Enrique Freeman	PF	United States	Akron

The Pacers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with three second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding Victor Oladipo, Buddy Hield, and Pascal Siakam.^[3]^[4] On the second day of the draft, the Pacers traded Spanish point guard Juan Núñez, the 36th pick and cash considerations to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the 35th pick, Johnny Furphy. They would also select point guard Tristen Newton and Enrique Freeman from the NCAA champion University of Connecticut and University of Akron respectively as the back-to-back 49th and 50th picks of the draft.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	3	Brown, Moses	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	1999-10-13	UCLA
F	8	Freeman, Enrique (TW)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2000-07-29	Akron
G/F	12	Furphy, Johnny	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2004-12-07	Kansas
G	0	Haliburton, Tyrese	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-02-29	Iowa State
F	22	Jackson, Isaiah	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-01-10	Kentucky
G	29	Jackson, Quenton (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1998-09-15	Texas A&M
F	16	Johnson, James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1987-02-20	Wake Forest
G/F	00	Mathurin, Bennedict	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-06-19	Arizona
G	9	McConnell, T. J.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1992-03-25	Arizona
G	2	Nembhard, Andrew	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2000-01-16	Gonzaga
G/F	23	Nesmith, Aaron	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-10-16	Vanderbilt
G	4	Newton, Tristen (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-26	Connecticut
G	26	Sheppard, Ben	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-16	Belmont
F	43	Siakam, Pascal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1994-04-02	New Mexico State
F	1	Toppin, Obi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1998-03-04	Dayton
C	33	Turner, Myles	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1996-03-24	Texas
F	5	Walker, Jarace	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2003-09-04	Houston
C	13	Wiseman, James	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2001-03-31	Memphis

Head coach

Rick Carlisle

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 20, 2024

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	1	.941	–	9‍–‍0	7‍–‍1	5–0	17
Detroit Pistons	7	9	.438	8.5	3‍–‍5	4‍–‍4	0–4	16
Indiana Pacers	6	9	.400	9.0	4‍–‍2	2‍–‍7	1–0	15
Milwaukee Bucks	6	9	.400	9.0	5‍–‍3	1‍–‍6	2–3	15
Chicago Bulls	6	10	.375	9.5	1‍–‍5	5‍–‍5	2–3	16

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	16	1	.941	–	17
2	Boston Celtics *	12	3	.800	3.0	15
3	New York Knicks	9	6	.600	6.0	15
4	Orlando Magic *	9	7	.563	6.5	16
5	Miami Heat	6	7	.462	8.0	13
6	Detroit Pistons	7	9	.438	8.5	16

7	Atlanta Hawks	7	9	.438	8.5	16
8	Brooklyn Nets	6	9	.400	9.0	15
9	Indiana Pacers	6	9	.400	9.0	15
10	Milwaukee Bucks	6	9	.400	9.0	15

11	Chicago Bulls	6	10	.375	9.5	16
12	Charlotte Hornets	5	9	.357	9.5	14
13	Toronto Raptors	3	12	.200	12.0	15
14	Washington Wizards	2	11	.154	12.0	13
15	Philadelphia 76ers	2	12	.143	12.5	14

Game log

Preseason

2024 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)

Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 8	@ Atlanta	L 130–131	Pascal Siakam (15)	Cole Swider (6)	Haliburton, Q. Jackson, Siakam (4)	State Farm Arena 10,378	0–1
2	October 10	@ Cleveland	W 129–117	Bennedict Mathurin (25)	James Wiseman (10)	T. J. McConnell (5)	Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 16,019	1–1
3	October 14	Memphis	L 116–120	Jarace Walker (15)	Freeman, Turner (7)	Newton, Sheppard (5)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,221	1–2
4	October 17	Charlotte	W 121–116 (OT)	Myles Turner (18)	James Wiseman (6)	Tyrese Haliburton (5)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,835	2–2

2024–25 preseason schedule

Regular season

2024–25 game log
Total: 6–9 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–7)

October: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 23	@ Detroit	W 115–109	Myles Turner (20)	Myles Turner (9)	Pascal Siakam (9)	Little Caesars Arena 20,062	1–0
2	October 25	@ New York	L 98–123	Bennedict Mathurin (20)	Myles Turner (7)	Haliburton, McConnell (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	1–1
3	October 27	Philadelphia	L 114–118 (OT)	Tyrese Haliburton (22)	Aaron Nesmith (7)	Andrew Nembhard (8)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	1–2
4	October 28	@ Orlando	L 115–119	Pascal Siakam (26)	Haliburton, Jackson, Siakam (9)	Tyrese Haliburton (10)	Kia Center 18,846	1–3
5	October 30	Boston	W 135–132 (OT)	Bennedict Mathurin (30)	Mathurin, Siakam (11)	Tyrese Haliburton (12)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	2–3

November: 4–6 (home: 3–1; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	November 1	@ New Orleans	L 118–125	Ben Sheppard (20)	Isaiah Jackson (8)	Tyrese Haliburton (11)	Smoothie King Center 15,133	2–4
7	November 4	@ Dallas	W 134–127	Myles Turner (30)	Myles Turner (11)	Tyrese Haliburton (12)	American Airlines Center 19,613	3–4
8	November 6	Orlando	W 118–111	Bennedict Mathurin (20)	Bennedict Mathurin (11)	McConnell, Nembhard (5)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,218	4–4
9	November 8	@ Charlotte	L 83–103	Pascal Siakam (27)	Myles Turner (10)	Tyrese Haliburton (9)	Spectrum Center 17,024	4–5
10	November 10	New York	W 132–121	Bennedict Mathurin (38)	Mathurin, Siakam (8)	Tyrese Haliburton (14)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	5–5
11	November 13	@ Orlando	L 90–94	Pascal Siakam (25)	Bennedict Mathurin (12)	Tyrese Haliburton (11)	Kia Center 17,087	5–6
12	November 15	Miami	L 111–124	Obi Toppin (21)	Jarace Walker (7)	Tyrese Haliburton (8)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274	5–7
13	November 17	Miami	W 119–110	Myles Turner (34)	Bennedict Mathurin (12)	Tyrese Haliburton (13)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,184	6–7
14	November 18	@ Toronto	L 119–130	Bennedict Mathurin (28)	Pascal Siakam (10)	T. J. McConnell (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,025	6–8
15	November 20	@ Houston	L 113–130	Quenton Jackson (24)	Myles Turner (9)	Tyrese Haliburton (8)	Toyota Center 16,087	6–9
16	November 22	@ Milwaukee					Fiserv Forum
17	November 24	Washington					Gainbridge Fieldhouse
18	November 25	New Orleans					Gainbridge Fieldhouse
19	November 27	Portland					Gainbridge Fieldhouse
20	November 29	Detroit					Gainbridge Fieldhouse

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
21	December 1	@ Memphis	FedExForum
22	December 3	@ Toronto	Scotiabank Arena
23	December 4	@ Brooklyn	Barclays Center
24	December 6	@ Chicago	United Center
25	December 8	Charlotte	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
28	December 19	@ Phoenix	Footprint Center
29	December 22	@ Sacramento	Golden 1 Center
30	December 23	@ Golden State	Chase Center
31	December 26	Oklahoma City	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
32	December 27	@ Boston	TD Garden
33	December 29	@ Boston	TD Garden
34	December 31	Milwaukee	Gainbridge Fieldhouse

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
35	January 2	@ Miami	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
36	January 4	Phoenix	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
37	January 6	@ Brooklyn	Barclays Center
38	January 8	Chicago	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
39	January 10	Golden State	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
40	January 12	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
41	January 14	Cleveland	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
42	January 16	@ Detroit	Little Caesars Arena
43	January 18	Philadelphia	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
44	January 23	San Antonio	Accor Arena
45	January 25	@ San Antonio	Accor Arena
46	January 29	Detroit	Gainbridge Fieldhouse

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
47	February 1	Atlanta	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
48	February 3	@ Utah	Delta Center
49	February 4	@ Portland	Moda Center
50	February 6	@ L.A. Clippers	Intuit Dome
51	February 8	@ L.A. Lakers	Crypto.com Arena
52	February 11	New York	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
53	February 12	@ Washington	Capital One Arena
All-Star Game
54	February 20	Memphis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
55	February 23	L.A. Clippers	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
56	February 24	Denver	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
57	February 26	Toronto	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
58	February 28	@ Miami	Kaseya Center

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
59	March 2	Chicago	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
60	March 4	Houston	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
61	March 6	@ Atlanta	State Farm Arena
62	March 8	@ Atlanta	State Farm Arena
63	March 10	@ Chicago	United Center
64	March 11	Milwaukee	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
65	March 14	@ Philadelphia	Wells Fargo Center
66	March 15	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
67	March 17	@ Minnesota	Target Center
68	March 19	Dallas	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
69	March 20	Brooklyn	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
70	March 22	Brooklyn	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
71	March 24	Minnesota	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
72	March 26	L.A. Lakers	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
73	March 27	@ Washington	Capital One Arena
74	March 29	@ Oklahoma City	Paycom Center
75	March 31	Sacramento	Gainbridge Fieldhouse

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
76	April 2	Charlotte	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
77	April 4	Utah	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
78	April 6	@ Denver	Ball Arena
79	April 8	Washington	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
80	April 10	Cleveland	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
81	April 11	Orlando	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
82	April 13	@ Cleveland	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

2024–25 season schedule

NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[5]^[6]

East Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Detroit Pistons	2	2	0	210	206	+4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Milwaukee Bucks	1	1	0	99	85	+14	Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3	Miami Heat	2	1	1	235	222	+13
4	Indiana Pacers	1	0	1	111	124	−13
5	Toronto Raptors	2	0	2	180	198	−18

Updated to game(s) played on November 15, 2024. Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2024–25 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

NBA Cup: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
1	November 15	Miami	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
2	November 22	@ Milwaukee	Fiserv Forum
3	November 29	Detroit	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
4	December 3	@ Toronto	Scotiabank Arena

Transactions

Trades

July 6, 2024^[7]

To Indiana Pacers

Draft rights to Johnny Furphy (No. 35)

To San Antonio Spurs

Draft rights to Juan Núñez (No. 36)
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
Obi Toppin	July 6, 2024	^[8]
Pascal Siakam	July 8, 2024
James Johnson	July 25, 2024
Andrew Nembhard	July 26, 2024
T.J. McConnell	September 3, 2024

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.
Josiah-Jordan James	June 28, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Tennessee Volunteers	^[9]
James Wiseman	July 5, 2024	Detroit Pistons	^[10]
Keisei Tominaga	July 5, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Johnny Furphy	July 6, 2024	Kansas Jayhawks
Tristen Newton	July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract)	UConn Huskies
Quenton Jackson	July 27, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Indiana Mad Ants
Enrique Freeman	August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Akron Zips
Cole Swider	August 8, 2024 (Two-way contract)	Miami Heat
Jahlil Okafor	October 15, 2024 (Exhibit 10)	Casademont Zaragoza

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Jalen Smith	Free agency	Chicago Bulls	^[11]
Doug McDermott	Free agency	Sacramento Kings
Oscar Tshiebwe	Free agency	Utah Jazz
Isaiah Wong	Free agency	Utah Jazz
Jahlil Okafor	Waived	Indiana Mad Ants
Cole Swider	Waived	Detroit Pistons
Kendall Brown	Waived	-

References

^ Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal". ESPN.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Pacers Acquire Johnny Furphy". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "Pacers Sign Forward Obi Toppin". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ Rucker, Wes (June 28, 2024). "Vols' Josiah-Jordan James signs with NBA team after draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ Hotchkiss, Wheat (July 5, 2024). "Indiana Pacers Sign Center James Wiseman". NBA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "Bulls sign Jalen Smith". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[1] Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[2] "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal". ESPN.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[3] "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[4] Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

[5] "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[6] "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[7] "Pacers Acquire Johnny Furphy". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[8] "Pacers Sign Forward Obi Toppin". NBA.com. July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[rucker-9] Rucker, Wes (June 28, 2024). "Vols' Josiah-Jordan James signs with NBA team after draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[10] Hotchkiss, Wheat (July 5, 2024). "Indiana Pacers Sign Center James Wiseman". NBA.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

[11] "Bulls sign Jalen Smith". NBA.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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v t e Indiana Pacers
Founded in 1967 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
Franchise	History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Personnel	Owner(s) Herb Simon President Kevin Pritchard General manager Chad Buchanan Head coach Rick Carlisle
G League affiliate	Indiana Mad Ants
Retired numbers	30 31 34 35 529
ABA championships	1970 1972 1973
Rivalries	Miami Heat New York Knicks
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Boomer Dancing Harry Team Bikeshare The Knick-Killer The Dunking Dutchman Malice at the Palace Reb Porter